Stan Grey started out as a part-time employee at Swan Island's E.E. Schenck in 1968 when it was just a 10-person operation. Now he heads the company, which has grown into the largest fabric wholesaler in the US, worth $30 million employing more than 100 p

Carolynn Duncann is the 29-year-old founder of Portland Ten, a boot camp-style, 12-week shock-therapy course in business fundamentals for tech entrepreneurs, in which "students" must pledge to aim for $1 million in revenue within 18 months.